I Actually, Actually Preferred Dr Hallberg and am so sorry she is not with us!
Dr. Sarah Jean Dran- Hallberg
OBITUARY
Lafayette – Dr. Sarah Jean Dran-Hallberg, a passionate researcher, devoted doctor, good friend, loving daughter, spouse, and self-proclaimed soccer mother, died of lung most cancers on March 28, 2022. She was by no means a smoker and after her analysis, she grew to become an advocate for training a few non-smoker lung most cancers “epidemic” that has particularly struck girls of their thirties and forties.
Sarah was born in 1971 to Ellen Dran and the late John Dran in Toledo, OH. She is survived by Brad, her husband of 24 years; kids Noah, Ava, and Luna; sister Jenna.
Dr. Sarah, as she was lovingly referred to as by her sufferers, was an internationally acknowledged chief within the dietary administration of Kind 2 Diabetes and different metabolic ailments. She based IU Well being Arnett’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss Program in 2012. She was additionally the medical director of Virta Well being, a vitamin science firm that focuses on Kind 2 Diabetes reversal and is a pioneer in telemedicine.
Her nationwide — then worldwide — marketing campaign to reverse Kind 2 Diabetes was launched by a Tedx speak at Purdue in 2015. It has over 8.5 million views, is utilized by many physicians to teach their diabetic sufferers and has impressed many individuals to revise their life, finally lowering and even eliminating their want for drugs. The speak’s title, “Reversing Kind 2 Diabetes Begins by Ignoring the Tips” is indicative of Sarah’s fixed push to problem the established order and advocate for evidence-based well being recommendation.
Dr. Sarah was the lead investigator of a 5-year medical trial that examined Kind 2 reversal utilizing carbohydrate restriction, and she or he has co-authored over a dozen manuscripts and peer-reviewed articles. She has printed opinion articles nationally, together with within the New York Instances. Dr. Sarah additionally appeared on quite a few podcasts and was a frequent convention presenter and lecturer. She took her message to Congress, the Pentagon, native governments, firm executives, doctor teams, and quite a few different well being actors.
Dr. Sarah was a Fellow within the Aspen Institute’s Well being Innovator Fellowship, a member of the Aspen International Management Community, and The Justice League. She served on the American Board of Weight problems Medication, the American Board of Scientific Lipidology, was a Fellow of the Weight problems Medication Affiliation and the Nationwide Lipid Affiliation, and Chair of the Scientific Council of the Vitamin Coalition, in addition to a member of its Board. She was a recipient of the Higher Lafayette YWCA’s Lady of Distinction award, a recipient of Indiana’s highest honor, the Sagamore of the Wabash, the 2022 annual recipient of the Metabolic Well being Summit’s David Shevock Pioneer Award, and an inductee into the Illinois State College’s CAST Corridor of Fame.
Sarah will most likely be finest remembered for her vitality, enthusiasm, and absolute devotion to her calling and to her sufferers. She by no means gave up her battle with the established order, for the sake of her sufferers and for science-based drugs. She had a real concern for others. She believed in her sufferers and helped them imagine in themselves and their potential to take cost of their very own well being.
Sarah’s household want to thank the individuals and organizations who allowed Sarah to be Sarah, together with Dr. Dale Brown at Illinois State College for noticing Sarah’s potential early on and permitting her persona to flourish, IU Well being Arnett for supporting Sarah within the institution of its first medical weight reduction clinic, her clinic household of Joni Anderson, Patti McKee, Monica Keyes, Zach Roberts, and Danielle Wharff, in addition to the sufferers whom Sarah cherished and was honored to serve. Sarah’s household may be very grateful to Mr. Sami Inkinen, Ms. Meredith Loring, Dr. Stephen Phinney, Dr. Jeff Voleck, and all Virtans for constructing Virta Well being and unconditionally loving and supporting Sarah by way of her most cancers journey; Her fellow Aspen Institute Well being Innovators (TJL) whose help and friendship brightened lots of Sarah’s worst days; Dr. Warren Ng, whose weekly flower supply and inspirational playing cards at all times made her smile. We want to thank Sarah’s most cancers care staff at IU Well being together with Dr. T.I. Jones, Dr. Matt Orton, Dr. Vijaya Kakani, Dr. Erika Ugianskis, Dr. Tamara Hazbun, Ms. Nadine Cline, N.P., and the entire devoted nurses who work with the utmost care and professionalism. We’d additionally prefer to thank Guardian Angel Hospice for making Sarah’s ultimate days as snug as humanly doable. Life will not be value residing with out pals, and Sarah had among the finest. A couple of whom we take into account household: the Strachan-Koslowski household, the Hazbun household, the Mumford household, the Grama household, Ms. Nina Teicholz, Dr. Jim McCarter, Dr. Shaminie Athinarayanan, and Sarah’s “adopted daughters” Dr. Brittanie Volk and Dr. Amy McKenzie. And final however not least, we thank the established order, and all of these individuals who raised her ire to the purpose that she felt she needed to do one thing. Sarah is famous for saying, “I went to medical college – as a result of I used to be pi**ed.” That’s Sarah being Sarah.
A public memorial visitation will likely be held on April tenth, from 2-5 p.m. at Soller Baker Funeral Residence, 400 Twyckenham Blvd, Lafayette, IN 47909
In lieu of flowers, the household requests donations be made to: Reversing T2: A Dr. Sarah Hallberg Legacy Undertaking. https://www.gofundme.com/f/dr-sarahs-legacy-t2-reversal
**Each donation as much as $1000 will likely be doubled. This beneficiant match, from an nameless donor, ends April thirtieth**. You’ll be able to depart condolences at www.soller-baker.com
Supply: Journal & Courier
